St. Teresa of Avila

 Catholic Community

 PLEASE REMEMBER MASKS AND 6 FEET OF SOCIAL DISTANCING ARE STILL REQUIRED!

Per Gov. Sisolak and our Bishop we are going to be able to have up to 230 people at each Mass starting next weekend, Oct 10-11th.  All parishioners will still need to check in and will be required to wear a mask.  Due to the increased numbers however, we ask that you arrive at least 15 minutes before Mass time so that you can get checked in and seated.  We will no longer be taking reservations during the week for weekend Masses.  We look forward to seeing everyone return to Mass.

Según el gobernador Sisolak y nuestro Obispo, vamos a poder tener hasta 230 personas en cada misa a partir del próximo fin de semana, el 10 y 11 de octubre. Todos los feligreses deberán registrarse y deberán usar una máscara. Sin embargo, debido al aumento del número, le pedimos que llegue al menos 15 minutos antes de la misa para que pueda registrarse y sentarse. Ya no es necesario hacer reservaciones durante la semana para misas de fin de semana. Esperamos ver a todos regresar a Misa.

Thank you for your cooperation with this.  Please remember the weekend mass will be streamed through our YouTube channel by Sunday at 7 AM.  You are able to access that mass through this website by clicking on the Mass Videos button above.

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RCIA BEGINS SEPTEMBER 17 AT 6:30 PM. CONTACT TINA AKERLEY FOR MORE INFORMATION - 882-1968, EXT 112

THE OFFICE IS CLOSED BUT WE WILL BE ANSWERING THE PHONES FROM 9 AM - 5 PM MONDAY - FRIDAY.   WE WILL ALSO BE PICKING UP THE MAIL WEEKLY FROM THE POST OFFICE.

THE CHURCH IS CLOSED FOR INDIVIDUAL PRAYER, OR ANY OTHER GATHERINGS.

RECONCILIATION IS ON SATURDAYS FROM 2:30 TO 3:30 PM IN FRONT OF THE CHURCH.

 ADORATION IN THE MAIN WORSHIP AREA WILL BE ON THURSDAYS BEGINNING AFTER THE 8:30 AM MASS UNTIL 1 PM.  OUR COVID 19 PROTOCALS WILL APPLY.  

THE BAPTISM CLASS FOR OCTOBER HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

IF YOU HAVE A NAME THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE IN OUR MASS INTENTIONS, PLEASE EMAIL THE CHURCH AT: stteresa@stteresaofavila.net
AND PUT UNDER THE TOPIC: MASS INTENTION.  Thanks.

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  St. Teresa of Avila Catholic School
Now enrolling for Grades Preschool-8th Grades
Please contact the school for more information.
775-882-2079 or access our web site by clicking the school link above.

Facebook Message from Bishop Calvo

CDC Guidelines (Word doc download)

Dear Brothers and Sisters,
 So! Do you want to make God laugh? Tell Him your plans. I remember speaking with the Lord of my excitement having been appointed Pastor of St. Teresa of Avila. I set a plan to come to familiarize myself with the parish, its congregation, its hopes and its dreams. My intention was to build on the work of my predecessor, Fr. Chuck Durante and Vicar General and also the legendary figure of St. Teresa, Fr. Jerry Hanley! The early days were a beautiful wonder; meeting the good people of the parish. I told Our Lord that, because of all of you, this was going to be a fairly easy assignment. I even thanked Him for my appointment to be your pastor. I was looking forward with joy to the tasks at hand. Then God said. “Nope, Thomas. I am going to interrupt you in a way that you could never imagine. Not just you Thomas, but much most of the world. I want to see if a virulent virus will get my people’s attention”.
Halfway all around the world, people started getting sick, towns were being ravaged. The disease spread from continent to continent. Death was all around. It came to North America, and we started seeing makeshift hospitals, shortages of goods and services, food, even toilet paper. Older folks, middle aged folks - even little children were affected. Covid 19 came in biblical numbers—huge proportions. We were and are still unable to know whether we are safe. Orders came from our beloved Bishop Calvo, from our State and Federal governments. CLOSE DOWN! Do it now, stay at home. Sadly, the order included all places of worship. I was horrified, no Holy Mass, no visitation in front of Our Blessed Sacrament, no this, no that, no to liturgy and faithful coming to church.
 At first my patron saint, Thomas, did not believe. When he came to believe, all he could do was fall to his knees and utter “My Lord and my God”. For days - even weeks that was all I could do. I kept whispering my Lord and my God. One evening I was kneeling before the crucifix and realized those words were no longer sufficient. The reality of complete vulnerability forced me to accept the fragility of my life. It was as if Jesus was telling me to stop wallowing in the problem and begin leading, healing and offering hope. This was not definitely the end, but a chance, an opportunity to minister. I came face to face with the meaning of “Living by HIS GRACE ALONE..
As a Church and One Community we need to reflect on that which should be our response to this crisis. How can my faith help me respond, survive, understand and, as a pastor, lead? I have been blessed with the grace of the Sacrament of Holy Orders; the imposition of the hands and the grace of the Holy Spirit. The reality of complete vulnerability forced me to accept the fragility of my life. I then understood that am in the ‘at risk’ category. Accepting this is was difficult for me. I genuinely miss celebrating Sacraments with all of you. So many empty seats, so many of us worrying, fretting and looking for comfort. I looked for comfort. It took me a long time to find a measure of comfort - hope. I offer you what comforts me.
Jesus, himself reminds us “My Grace shall be sufficient”. My mother often reminded me that I needed to pray as if everything depends on God, but that I needed to work as if everything thing depended on me. Crisis is part of the human condition. We’d better get used to it. Here are some suggestions for the future.
 1) Deepen our spiritual and prayer life. Make it a personal experience. Sit in a quiet place. Take a deep breath, then another and again one more. Then put yourself in the presence of Our Lord. Listen, don’t speak. You will hear His voice. Say hello! Tell Him that for which you are appreciative. Say a Glory Be.
 2) We need Front line pastors, ministers and lay people who can help in the case of emergencies. Do your part. Call someone and be present to them. Speak to them fearlessly. Ask them to lead you, praying the Prayer “Our Father.”
3) Take care of your co-workers - try to hang on to your employees, speak to them about the realities of your ability to keep paying them. Surprises can be very hurtful. Protect them with the truth, not from it.
 4) I hate to say it, but become familiar with digital media. For a parent to see a child’s face in a Zoom meeting, or digitally seeing someone who can’t get out, or a simple email telling someone they are Missed and that they are loved - priceless. Revenue throughout so many parishes is down. Yet, ministry must go on. If you can, remember to thank God for your ability to offer financial assistance. Christ’s work is helped with your generosity. Faith is reshaped in times of crisis. We emerge from a crisis slowly, methodically and carefully. This is difficult because we want traditional concepts and rituals that go with our Catholic traditions.
While live streaming Mass is just about all we can do right now, virtual presence is neither ideal nor real. Yet, virtual is virtuous and reminds us of that which we are missing, the Sacramental presence and comfort of receiving the body and blood of our Savior. Take heart! The mission of the Church remains unchanged. Never forget Christ is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow; His message, and His words and His love and His forgiveness are everlasting.

In his Easter reflection, the Pope concludes his admonition saying that society might find “the necessary antibodies of justice, charity and solidarity. Let us not be afraid to live the alternative civilization of love. We must, beginning today, take advantage of a God-given opportunity. We must, in the Spirit of Advent and the promise of Pentecost, open a new chapter of St. Teresa. We must, each one of us, pray, come to Holy Mass as the schedule allows and with utmost humility and honesty ask for forgiveness of our sins. We must pray for the fallen. Pray in thanksgiving for our first responders. Pray in thanksgiving that we will be stronger because in this time of crisis we turned to the Father who gave us life, to the Son who died so that we could be reconciled and to the Spirit, our everlasting hope in the Resurrection and life in a world to come without end.
. Blessings to you, Fr. Tom
 

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